Job Title: Chief Solutions Architect
Posted by: Sierra7 on Aug 26, 2025
Location:
McLean , VAJob Description:
Sierra7, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Chief Solutions Architect to support the Department of Defense (DoD) and serve as the chief technical design authority across the Defense Casualty Information Processing System (DCIPS) Future modernization effort. This role will orchestrate system architecture, data integration, and delivery sequencing across Salesforce and VA legacy systems, ensuring technical fidelity, compliance, and alignment to the client's enterprise architecture strategy. Rather than owning EA governance, the SAL integrates closely with VA enterprise architects to validate modernization decisions and support sustainment planning within existing architecture frameworks.
The Chief Solutions Architect will play an integral role in developing and maintaining the Architecture Implementation Plan, oversee system scalability, and ensure integration with third-party systems like DMDC, IPPS-A, and VA systems.
Position Responsibilities:
• Design integration patterns, data flows, and shared services between Salesforce and legacy systems, in coordination with VA architect leads
• Direct platform build-out, including filed-level mapping, workflow automation, metadata tagging, and user interface optimization
• Guide technical decisions on metadata tagging, data lineage, and semantic fidelity across platform components
• Collaborate with Platform Modernization Lead and VA enterprise architects to ensure delivery thread alignment with future-state EA vision
• Review and validate technical deliverables to ensure solution integrity, performance, and compliance with FedRAMP High and DoD SRG standards
• Participate in EA governance processes and forums as a technical liaison, ensuring solution decisions reflect VA enterprise standards
• Provide technical oversight of modernization sequencing, artifact development, and cross-team alignment
• Oversee development of platform-specific technical artifacts including configuration guides, metadata schemas, and security posture documentation
• Advise on sustainment planning, release management, and user adoption strategies
Requirements:
• Experience with Salesforce data and cloud integration, architecture, and delivery sequencing
• Expertise in AWS GovCloud, DoDAF, and modern software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevSecOps)
• Proven success integrating cloud platforms (e.g., Salesforce, AWS) with on-prem and hybrid systems in complex, federated environments
• Deep familiarity with metadata governance, integration architecture, and record-level controls under FedRAMP High and DoD SRG
• Experience coordinating with federal EA offices and aligning modernization activities with existing enterprise frameworks
• Active DoD Secret clearance required, Top Secret preferred for system administration tasks
Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in software architecture, with at least 8 years in DoD environments designing high-availability, mission-critical systems
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Architect, or Salesforce Integration Architect, preferred
Why Join Sierra7?
Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of "serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision FSA (Flexible Spending Account) HSA (Health Savings Account) Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Additional Supplemental Medical Benefits Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Accident 401K Legal Assistance Financial Wellness Paid Time Off (PTO) Federal Holidays Education Reimbursement LinkedIn Learning Employee Referral Program
The Chief Solutions Architect will play an integral role in developing and maintaining the Architecture Implementation Plan, oversee system scalability, and ensure integration with third-party systems like DMDC, IPPS-A, and VA systems.
Position Responsibilities:
• Design integration patterns, data flows, and shared services between Salesforce and legacy systems, in coordination with VA architect leads
• Direct platform build-out, including filed-level mapping, workflow automation, metadata tagging, and user interface optimization
• Guide technical decisions on metadata tagging, data lineage, and semantic fidelity across platform components
• Collaborate with Platform Modernization Lead and VA enterprise architects to ensure delivery thread alignment with future-state EA vision
• Review and validate technical deliverables to ensure solution integrity, performance, and compliance with FedRAMP High and DoD SRG standards
• Participate in EA governance processes and forums as a technical liaison, ensuring solution decisions reflect VA enterprise standards
• Provide technical oversight of modernization sequencing, artifact development, and cross-team alignment
• Oversee development of platform-specific technical artifacts including configuration guides, metadata schemas, and security posture documentation
• Advise on sustainment planning, release management, and user adoption strategies
Requirements:
• Experience with Salesforce data and cloud integration, architecture, and delivery sequencing
• Expertise in AWS GovCloud, DoDAF, and modern software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevSecOps)
• Proven success integrating cloud platforms (e.g., Salesforce, AWS) with on-prem and hybrid systems in complex, federated environments
• Deep familiarity with metadata governance, integration architecture, and record-level controls under FedRAMP High and DoD SRG
• Experience coordinating with federal EA offices and aligning modernization activities with existing enterprise frameworks
• Active DoD Secret clearance required, Top Secret preferred for system administration tasks
Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in software architecture, with at least 8 years in DoD environments designing high-availability, mission-critical systems
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Architect, or Salesforce Integration Architect, preferred
Why Join Sierra7?
Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of "serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision FSA (Flexible Spending Account) HSA (Health Savings Account) Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Additional Supplemental Medical Benefits Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Accident 401K Legal Assistance Financial Wellness Paid Time Off (PTO) Federal Holidays Education Reimbursement LinkedIn Learning Employee Referral Program
Pay Rate:
Unspecified
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About Sierra7
Sierra7 is a leading technology solutions company providing services such as IT modernization and healthcare systems innovation to help federal agencies optimize resources, streamline processes, and implement commercial best practices. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry, Sierra7 holds critical federal government prime contracts, including T4NG, VHA-IHT, GSA VETS 2, NIH CIO-SP3, NASA SEWP V, VA TeleCare Companion, and several GSA schedules. Sierra7 is certified in ISO 9001-2015, ISO/IEC 2000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 270001:2013. In 2023, Sierra7 ranked No. 459 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America and was recognized as a Vet100 honoree.
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